14 Amendments of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2017/2039(INI)
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the significant divergence in economic performance in terms of both economic and employment growth across the EU-28; urges the Member States that continue to lag behind to implement the necessary structural reforms in order to catch up with other EU economiobserves that three-quarters of unemployed young people come from the euro area; urges the European Union to make an accurate assessment of the reasons for any delays in certain Member States; notes that it is sound economic policies, which are ultimately a Member State responsibility, that create jobs;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that, while the YEI budget cannot objectively be expected to fulfil the utopian objective of providing all young people quality employment or training within four months of them becoming unemployed or leaving education, this European funding instrument nevertheless fulfils a necessary role in combating youth unemployment;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need for the YEI to be a driver for policy refsuppormt in particular and for better coordination in the fields of employment and education, especially in those Member States experiencing high rates of youth unemployment, with a view to ensuring that those Member States introduce integrated, comprehensive and long-term approaches to tackling youth unemployment which enhance the employability of young people and lead to sustainable employment, as opposed to having a range of fragmented (existing) policies, which often target NEETs who are relatively easyextremely difficult to integrate, anywayd make it possible to water down unemployment statistics in the Member States;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers the monitoring data and results available at present insufficient to properly assess the implementation and results of the YEI as the main EU financing vehicle for YGs; is concerned, however, about the findings in the recent ECA report, while taking into account its limited territorial and temporal scope, about thregarding the highly debatable impact of the YEI and YG as Union policies aimed at tackling youth unemployment;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Fervently hopes that new data on youth employment in the Member States emerges before new support from the YEI is mobilised;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned about initial observations which show the provision’s ineffectiveness, its lack of preparation and its inadequacy in the light of certain national economising measures, and that improvements need to be made in the registration of and outreach to NEETs who are proving difficult to re-integrate, especially inactive NEETs; urges the Member States to pay special attention to the needs of vulnerable NEETs;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Endorses the call to define what a ‘quality offer’ should be, but cautions that such a definition should not lead to unnecessary restrictions or administrative burdens, or to the establishment of scheduling criteria which the Member States cannot cope with;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that establishing whether the YEI budget is well spent, and whether the ultimate YEI goal of helping young unemployed people into sustainable employment is attained, can only be achieved if operations are closely monitored on the basis of reliable and comparable data; calls on the Member States to urgently step up their monitoring and evaluation of the YEI and YG and to guarantee that reliable and comparable data are gathered and made available in a timely manner;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to actively identify the relevant stakeholders needed for a partnership approach and to better promote the YG programme among businesses, in particular SMEs and smaller, family-run companies; stresses that evidence from Member States that had already adopted YG-like approaches prior to the programme’s introduction demonstrates that a successful stakeholder approach is key to successful implementation which is achievable by the Member States;
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for a discussion about the future status of the YEI which does not question its continuation but addresses the question of fundamentally transforming it from a crisis instrument into a more permanent, main EU financing instrument for tackling youth unemployment, and which establishes a co-financing requirement in order to underline the primary responsibility of the Member Staterealistic criteria and objectives in line with each Member State’s specific situation and co-financing requirements;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses that ongoing effortse inadequacy of the ongoing efforts by the European Union to tackle youth unemployment, and increase YEI funding are highly necessarys shown by the results, particularly those detailed in the report by the Court of Auditors;
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Even though an increase in financing for the YEI may be badly needed, it must be subjected to testing before being put into practice;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for a future discussion about the quality of offers under the YEI and YG and about the positive or negative impact of extending the eligible age bracket under the YEI to 25-29;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recognises that the YEI is a financial instrument and that greater efforts from the Member States to provide a better link between educational and training systems, and labour markets, in order to avoid skills mismatches are highly necessary;